by admin | Jul 31, 2020 | History
By J. McClure, B.A., B.Ed. for Caulfield Historical Society Newsletter February 1973 There are two reminders in Caulfield of the Howitts: an old house in Kooyong Road called “ ‘Rosemont’, and Howitt Street nearby. The Howitts were a gifted family with a wide range of...
by admin | Jul 31, 2020 | History
Who, among our older generation, and perhaps some who are not so old, fail to remember with a sense of nostalgia, the days of Community Singing, which was held in the halls throughout Victoria? This form of entertainment was made so very popular during the 1930’s by...
by admin | Jul 31, 2020 | History
The Barque “Glen Huntly” was a sailing ship of 505 tons as recorded in the Register of Shipping, not 430 tens described in the Custom House books. She was registered in Scotland, and was a member of the fleet of “Glen” ships. The Glen Huntly sailed from Oban,...
by admin | Jul 31, 2020 | History
I was born Margery Reed, at Ballarat in 1904. Before moving to Caulfield, I lived with my parents, one sister and one brother, at Jeetho, and Jumbunna, in South Gippsland. In 1910 my family moved to Nathan Grove, Caulfield, near the corner of North and Hawthorn Roads....
by admin | Jul 31, 2020 | History
Caulfield’s transition from being a pastoral area, where the wealthy built their mansions far from the bustling city, to being a densely settled suburb occurred gradually but not at a constant pace. The Caulfield Roads Board was established in 1857 and one of their...
by admin | Jul 31, 2020 | History
An article from The Prahran Telegraph, November 15, 1913 provides information on traders in early Elsternwick including, The Beddoes, The Elsternwick Tradesmen’s Club, W. H. Nicholson Grocer, F.C. Smyth Grocer, Butcher and Robertson Estate Agents, Waller & Co.,...
